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  1. Comment on What is your favorite TV show that you rewatch often? in ~tv

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    I just watched TD season one and LOVED it. Cole was such an awesome character and both Woody Harrison and Matt McConahe (spelling?) did amazing. Season 2 was iffy and I’m on 3 now. So far I like it.

    I just watched TD season one and LOVED it. Cole was such an awesome character and both Woody Harrison and Matt McConahe (spelling?) did amazing. Season 2 was iffy and I’m on 3 now. So far I like it.

    2 votes

  2. Comment on Phasing out passwords: Apple to automatically assign each user a Passkey in ~tech

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    Good call out. Always have some form of a backup. Always. You can get security keys to do just that.

    Good call out. Always have some form of a backup. Always. You can get security keys to do just that.

    3 votes

  3. Comment on Phasing out passwords: Apple to automatically assign each user a Passkey in ~tech

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    Always always always have a backup when it comes to passkeys. They make hardware for it to even lock in a safe if you’re very cautious (yubico.com). Yes they can be shared across devices. Apple...

    Always always always have a backup when it comes to passkeys. They make hardware for it to even lock in a safe if you’re very cautious (yubico.com).

    Yes they can be shared across devices. Apple uploads them to iCloud, same as Google and MSFT will do to GCP and Azure. They’ll sync which isn’t the best thing from a security standpoint but they are much better for consumers than standard passwords today.

    3 votes

  4. Comment on Phasing out passwords: Apple to automatically assign each user a Passkey in ~tech

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    Yes. Only a few apps are using them now as Apple just launched them in 2022 and google formally did it a week ago. So big identity providers (Facebook, google, etc) will all start implementing...

    Yes. Only a few apps are using them now as Apple just launched them in 2022 and google formally did it a week ago. So big identity providers (Facebook, google, etc) will all start implementing them into their own systems. Then apps that allow those IDPs for their platforms (e.g. log in with google) you’ll be able to use that passkey.

  5. Comment on Phasing out passwords: Apple to automatically assign each user a Passkey in ~tech

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    So it doesn’t require a biometric. You can buy security keys that can hold the private certificate needed for the authentication instead of placing it on the phone (which does require some form of...

    So it doesn’t require a biometric. You can buy security keys that can hold the private certificate needed for the authentication instead of placing it on the phone (which does require some form of biometric to unlock the key) it can be placed on an external key. Check out yubico.com.

    6 votes

  6. Comment on Phasing out passwords: Apple to automatically assign each user a Passkey in ~tech

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    So - I work in Identity and Access Management for a Fortune 500 and passkeys really are a cool thing and will be cool to use in the next few years once major players formally add it to their...

    So - I work in Identity and Access Management for a Fortune 500 and passkeys really are a cool thing and will be cool to use in the next few years once major players formally add it to their authentication models.

    Authentication is 3 things. What you have (key), what you know (birthday), and what you are (blood type).

    Multi factor authentication takes 2 of those (password + text, password + email, etc). That’s all EXTREMELY phishable these days and with the strength of password cracking and lack of strong password enforcement on standard users makes a lot of data unsafe.

    So - passkeys are all users will need. Instead of a long password (or pass phrase as they’re called now) what happens is a public/private certificate based trust authentication. As long as you don’t lose your phone (what you have) and you don’t lose your face (who you are) you don’t need a password for MFA.

    3 votes

  7. Comment on Series finales and a lack of closure in ~tv

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    I actually enjoyed the Sopranos ending. Tony was going to get whacked or he’d end up testifying because Carmine was too. I think they added the perfect amount of build up and using don’t stop...

    I actually enjoyed the Sopranos ending. Tony was going to get whacked or he’d end up testifying because Carmine was too. I think they added the perfect amount of build up and using don’t stop believing as the background song for it.

    I’m also rewatching and on season 6.

    9 votes

  8. Comment on Tildes is still in alpha-testing. It’s an unfinished product. Set your expectations accordingly. in ~tildes

  9. Comment on Tildes is still in alpha-testing. It’s an unfinished product. Set your expectations accordingly. in ~tildes

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    That you so much for the work you’re doing on this. I’m happy to be an alpha tester. I’ll report my feedback when I think of some. Edit: is there place where we can place feature requests to ask...

    That you so much for the work you’re doing on this. I’m happy to be an alpha tester. I’ll report my feedback when I think of some.

    Edit: is there place where we can place feature requests to ask to be put on the backlog. Obviously it’s probably got quite a few items on it (1000s by now I bet). But if I may ask one be added it would be dark mode of some sort.

    5 votes